EU Council Lets Oil Expansion Qualify For Sustainable Funds

Europe’s proposed SFDR rules let expanding oil companies qualify as “green” investments, ignoring Scope 3, the bulk of their emissions.

This Young Founder Wants Your Old Laptop To Have A New Life

A new startup is looking for ways to extend the life of old laptops. The hope is to create less e-waster and save money.

Business Leaders Concerned About ‘Disorderly Climate Transition’

Business leaders see sustainability as a source competitiveness but are still concerned about the risks of a ‘disorderly climate transition’, according to a new survey.

Clean Air Policies Could Provide £7.7bn Boost To U.K, Study Finds

Net-zero policies designed to improve air quality could help generate £7.7 billion in productivity gains for the U.K. by 2050, according to a new analysis.

Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Its First Fatal Crash

Two people in a Volkswagen Beetle died after the massive battery-powered truck struck them at a highway intersection in Nevada, not far from the factory that builds it.

Realta Fusion lights bulbs straight from its reactor, a commercial first
Realta Fusion lights bulbs straight from its reactor, a commercial first

Fusion’s hard problem was making more energy than you put in. The next one is turning that energy into cheap electricity. A Wisconsin startup says it has taken a first step, by lighting a few bulbs straight from its reactor. The company is Realta Fusio…

Despite Crippling Poverty, Haiti Is Quietly Switching The Lights On

How solar mesh grids are quietly electrifying rural Haiti—connecting thousands of households despite gang violence, poverty and political crisis.

How Wisconsin Used Foxes And Deer To Revamp Science Education

Public input identifying over 100 million trail cameras photos of Wisconsin’s animals has transformed science education and state wildlife management.

Schneider Electric buys industrial-AI firm Cognite for $3.1bn
Schneider Electric buys industrial-AI firm Cognite for $3.1bn

Schneider Electric is buying Cognite, a Norwegian-founded industrial AI company, for $3.1bn in cash. The French group wants software that can make factories and power grids think for themselves. Schneider Electric said on June 30, 2026 that it had agre…

From AI Adoption To Structural Integration In Commercial Real Estate

The complexity of integrating AI into Commercial Real Estate operations and investments remains a significant barrier to achieving true enterprise transformation.